"Martin Davis portrayed an extremely complex character in The Departed, an excellent undercover agent who is completely different from the inside and the outside, and his acting skills have become the best among Hollywood actors born in the 80s."

London Pinewood Studios, in the crew of "Deadly Magic", Emma Thomas looked carefully at the newspaper in his hand: "In just three years in the industry, Martin Davis has three consecutive North American box office ...... more than 100 million."

Nolan, who had finished today's work, came over at this time, stood behind Emma, looked at it for a while, and said, "What are you looking at?" ”

Emma handed the newspaper to her husband: "The North American box office of the Departed has exceeded 100 million, and the global box office is close to 200 million. ”

Nolan sat down, read the newspaper carefully, and said, "It's time to set Scorsese's record for the highest box office." ”

"It should be." Emma said the focus of the newspaper news: "Martin Davis has exceeded $100 million at the North American box office for three consecutive films, and I feel that he is the most commercially appealing actor among the post-80s actors." ‘

Nolan has already seen the contrast: "Elijah Wood and Hayden certainly have the blessing of two major projects, in fact, Martin also has it, this is a very smart actor, and the projects are chosen for a purpose." ”

He said one by one: "Wes Craven is a producer and screenwriter, he is the godfather of Hollywood horror films, and he has a strong appeal in the horror thriller genre, and Martin starring in this film is equivalent to getting a guarantee of success." ”

"Wanted, he cooperated with Jolie, the latter's triangular relationship with Pitt and Aniston was exposed, and its topic exploded, obviously planned publicity, although it is not sure whether Martin is involved, but the success of the later wanted warrant, Julie's role cannot be ignored."

"Needless to say, there is no shortage of audiences for Scorsese's gangster films, as well as Leonardo and Nicholson."

Hearing her husband's words, Emma Thomas said: "But in the whole of Hollywood, no one dares to say that the post-80s actors with outstanding appearance, excellent acting skills, and strong commercial appeal are better than him." ”

Nolan said from his objective point of view: "Martin Davis still lacks a work that will carry the box office alone. ”

"For now, Martin is hard to come by." Because she often sees Mane at the club, Emma is somewhat affected: "I now regret that I should have insisted on letting Martin audition for the Lethal Magic crew. ”

Nolan said: "Hugh Jackman is not bad either. ”

Emma shook her head: "Without Wolverine, how much appeal does he have?" After Van Helsing's defeat, he slipped further, and without Wolverine, he was at best an ordinary second-tier. ”

"The film has been filmed to this extent, there is no need to talk about this." Nolan knew that his wife was very thoughtful: "Bell strongly recommends Hugh, and I should also consider ...... properly"

Emma rarely interrupted her husband's words: "Bell is too close to the Australian Gang, I know you like to use British actors, and I am the same, but between Australian actors and American actors, you still have to think carefully, the biggest force in Hollywood is still the power in the United States." ”

Nolan nodded, "I understand." ”

…………

Los Angeles, Angel Club.

Mene left the crowd, found Bruce in the corner, took the Coke he handed him, and flexed his arms to show his muscles: "See, I'm back in practice." ”

Bruce opened the can and asked, "Because Emma Thomas has been in London for the past two months, I don't have to drag you to eat sweets?" ”

Mene sat next to Bruce and said, "yes, she has a sweet tooth and doesn't care about body management. ”

Bruce asked, "Have you been in contact with her lately?" ”

"I called two days ago." Mene said simply: "I talked to her about the plot of "The Departed", and she watched this film. ”

Bruce touched the can of Coke: "Just look at it." ”

Mene took a sip of Coke: "She was very impressed with Martin. ”

Bruce said, "If you have any difficulties, you can find me or Thomas." ”

Mene smiled: "The only problem, she is a little younger, if she is ten years older, I will take her very easily, how can she be like now, she keeps pulling with me." ”

Bruce is well aware of Mane's strength: "It's not bad at the moment, to have first-hand sources. ”

Ahead, there was a sudden burst of cheers, but it was Chad Starski on the training ground who scored a good result in the shooting training that simulated actual combat.

Chad faced the target dummy and used a shooting method that was rarely seen in Hollywood movies.

He withdrew from the magazine, emptied the chamber and left the shooting range.

Martin stepped forward and bumped his fist into Chad "Man, you've been doing amazing training lately. ”

Chad said: "My physical strength can only guarantee that I will play one round, and then in the second wave, half of the bullets will miss the target." ”

Marcus, who came with Chad, said, "Although you can't compare to Martin, you really have a good gun sense." He deliberately emphasized: "It's closer to actual combat." ”

Martin asked, "When you encounter the enemy, do you shoot fast?" ”

"Yes, you have to shoot fast!" Marcus, who only actually left Afghanistan this year, said: "When you encounter an enemy at close range, you have to make sure that the first shot is fast and accurate, so the target is a large area such as the enemy's chest and torso, not a relatively small head." ”

Martin nodded slightly.

Marcus added: "But the battlefield environment is complicated, and a weapon like a pistol may not be fatal if it hits the enemy's chest and abdomen, and the gun must be replenished in time." ”

Chad continued: "Only a dead enemy is a good enemy." ”

Martin gestured with his hand to shoot the shot: "Hit the enemy first, so that people lose some of the ability to attack actively, and then replenish the gun, so that the target can be longer or permanently stationary, and there will be no longer a threat." ”

Chad said: "This is the shooting technique that I plan to use in the new project after many references, with excellent marksmanship, combined with your flexible skills, you can use a gun from afar, you can fight at close range, and a pencil can be used as a weapon to kill the target." ”

Martin is confident that even if the project is in the early stages of creativity for the time being, it will take a long time before the actual production is filmed, and at his age, he is still in the peak state of his body, and there will be no situation where he will not be unable to move.

This is a very real problem, everyone will grow old one day.

Bruce and Mene walked over at this point.

The former interjected: "At that time, Marcus and I can also serve as gunsmiths and action directors, and even play several powerful villain bosses." ”

Chad couldn't help but laugh: "Good idea, I'm going to design some action routines and scenes specifically for you to create unique shots." ”

Being in front of the camera, Marcus, a movie lover, is also very happy.

"What about me?" Mene quipped: "Don't I have special treatment?" ”

Chad glanced at Mene's face and skin color, and said, "I'll think about how to design a character for you." ”

Martin asked, "What about the plot?" ”

"The first thing I think about is the action scenes and the motion design." Chad is a stuntman and action director by training, and the priority is, of course, what he does best.

He said: "The plot and characters are all in the service of action scenes, in order to logically connect the action scenes. ”

Martin fully agreed: "What stands out in this kind of film is cool, not only the improvement of upgrading and fighting monsters, but also the coolness of passing the level and killing the boss." ”

Chad scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I have considered these, but the plot still has only a simple line." He looked at Marcus: "It's borrowing from Marcus's real experience, about revenge for the dog." ”

Martin said: "Don't be in a hurry about the plot, calm down and polish it, and tell me if you need a professional screenwriter." ”

Chad replied, "Not for the time being, I'll call you when I need to." ”

Martin turned to Marcus and asked, "Did the memoir go well?" ”

"It's okay." Marcus smiled: "Robinson is very powerful, many of the things I say are not organized at all, but he can organize them into very organized words, just like the one in his memory." ”

The two sides had already signed an agreement, and Martin said: "If you have any difficulties, contact me, or Chad." ”

He and Mene walked forward, then gave Bruce a look.

Bruce deliberately fell behind, slowing down Marcus, and quietly asked, "Is the matter between Daisy and John all settled?" ”

Marcus looked left and right, and saw that there was no one around, so he lowered his voice and said, "Those four disgusting old blacks will never be normal men in the future." ”

Bruce whispered, "Daisy and John can look at each other." ”

Marcus drew a cross on his chest: "May God bless them." ”

Chad reassured, "That's it, it's not worth putting yourself in for the sake of those disgusting bastards." ”

Bruce couldn't agree more: "Indeed. ”

"I've let go of this and I'm going to focus on my work, and the busyness of work allows me to forget the pain of the past," Marcus said. ”

Entering November, the North American awards season is becoming more and more lively, and many seeded players have been released.

For example, "Babel" starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett was screened on the first weekend of November, and its reputation and response were relatively good.

The box office of this kind of film will naturally not be much better, and the focus of commercial marketing is the Oscars, and only by getting Oscar nominations and awards can there be good commercial gains.

Other films such as "The Queen" and "The Last Dictatorship" also started with screenings, accumulating and controlling word-of-mouth, looking forward to gaining something in the awards season.

Martin's publicity and marketing are also gradually making efforts, especially in many outpost awards, which can effectively increase exposure.

After the Gotham Independent Film Awards announced the winners, it was time for the major film critics association awards to vote.

This is the season when film critics have the most presence and influence.

Martin, of course, doesn't ignore that he has always had a good relationship with the Los Angeles critics.

(End of chapter)